Liturgy and worship aids

Find worship resources, ideas for participating in the Red Hand Campaign, and suggestions for further study on the issue of child soldiers. UNICEF estimates that more than 300,000 children – boys and girls under the age of 18 – are involved in armed conflicts around the world. These children are often referred to as child soldiers. UNICEF defines a ‘child soldier’ as any child who is part of any armed force or armed group in any capacity, including as cooks, porters, or girls and boys recruited or abducted for sexual exploitation. The definition does not only refer to a child who ...

This handout provides a comparison of the parallel accounts of Jesus’ resurrection in each of the four Gospels as well as other biblical references related to resurrection. It may be useful for preaching or teaching about the Resurrection of the Lord.

This is an order of worship for the Great Vigil of Easter, led by members of Trinity Presbyterian Church, Nashville, for a group of inmates on death row at the Riverbend Maximum Security Institution. The service was adapted and abbreviated from the Book of Common Prayer by Rev. David Phillipy.

Download a sample sermon and sermon illustration entitled "Gratitude." This sermon is part of the 2013 Health Awareness theme of "Trusting in God Reduces Stress in our Lives; "Consider the Lilies..." (Luke 12:22-28).

The electronic Lectionary Aids, available online to Call to Worship subscribers, provides worship planning materials for the church year. For every Sunday and festival in the liturgical calendar, you’ll find calls to worship and prayers of confession, along with suggestions for hymns, psalms, global music, praise and worship songs, choral anthems, organ selections and handbell music. Based on the Revised Common Lectionary, suggestions related to both complementary and semi-continuous readings are included. You'll also find new prayers for illumination and eucharistic prayers for particular seasons of the Christian year, as well as resources for leading parts of worship ...

Some rejoice, others lament. There has been widespread reaction the passage of Amendment 10A which changes the language of our ordination standards in the Presbyterian Church (U.S.A.). The office of Theology and Worship has produced an interpretive piece that considers the theological and ecclesial issues raised by this new constitutional language, on the gifts and requirements for ordained service.